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Grade 7 Resource Unit: Earth Sciences
MREPBC has developed a NEW Grade 7 Resource Unit: Earth Sciences. This is a new MREPBC unit developed by Pinetree Secondary science teacher Kerry Lockwood in collaboration other MREPBC teacher-partners Andrea Eisler (Inman Elementary) and Alison Waterhouse (York House School). It provides a collection of engaging and instructive activities and demonstrations, plus a wealth of support materials, to help teach students the fundamentals of geology and to introduce plate tectonics and history of the Earth through creative learning activities.The workshop will be presented by Ms. Lockwood, who will introduce you to rocks and minerals, engage you in several of the creative learning activities in each of the main units, and familiarize you with all the contents of the kit.
The teacher kit includes:
A 300 page instructional binder with teacher information, activities, demonstrations and references; a resource unit CD with a supportive collection of images and graphics; several posters; A Field Guide to the Identification of Pebbles; hand samples (class set) of ten minerals (3 each), twelve rocks (3 each), coal (1) and five streak plates; and eleven videos on two DVDs!
Grade 7 Resource Unit: Earth Science Overview
Unit A -- The Earth
Unit B -- Minerals
Unit C -- Igneous Rocks
Unit D -- Sedimentary Rocks
Unit E -- Metamorphic Rocks
Unit F -- Rock Cycle
Unit G -- Earthquakes
Unit H -- Plate Tectonics
Unit I -- History of the Earth
Unit J -- Famous Rocks
App A -- Matter
App B -- References
Supplemental Materials:
- MREPBC's Rockstar 101 presentation can be downloaded for classroom use.
Find out when the Next In-Service Workshop for the Grade 7 Unit is being presented.
